Delaney Foster Legal Consulting was built on a simple premise: paperwork should serve the business, not the other way around.
Lorena founded Delaney Foster in 2016 after nearly a decade managing operations for regional healthcare and logistics companies. She kept watching business owners drown in contract stacks and quarterly filings — and kept thinking there had to be a calmer way.
Today she and a small team of paralegals and compliance specialists work with over 60 active clients across the Hampton Roads region, from waterfront restaurants to family-owned trades to Peninsula nonprofits.
Credentials: Certified Paralegal (NALA), member of the Virginia Chamber Small Business Council, BA in Business Administration from Christopher Newport University, and volunteer counsel for Peninsula Community Foundation since 2019.
If a client can't summarize a contract in their own words, we haven't done our job.
No billable-hour surprises. Every engagement starts with a written scope and price.
We answer emails inside one business day, and we call back the same day we're called.
When a matter needs a licensed attorney, we say so — and we refer to counsel we trust.
Delaney Foster opens as a solo practice in a shared workspace on 25th Street. First client: a Norfolk-based marine repair company.
We move to our current office on Pinchelone Street and welcome our first paralegal, Maren.
Launched our fixed-fee scoping process after client feedback about billing uncertainty in legal services.
Reached 300 businesses advised and formalized our nonprofit-governance practice.
Introduced quarterly compliance review retainers for clients with recurring filing calendars.
Serving 60+ active clients across Hampton Roads, from waterfront restaurants to nonprofits and family trades.
